Consultant Psychiatrist - RCH/ED-IIT

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) are currently the Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) bringing together integrated provision of specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism services, for young people aged 13-18.The Toucan West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) is seeking to substantively recruit a Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist who is committed to working with children and young people with complex mental health needs. This post will provide the medical leadership within an experienced nursing team who gatekeep all access to T4 services.

The successful candidate will work with Toucan WMCPC Eating Disorder Intensive In reach Team (ED-IIT) and the Referral Coordination Hub (RCH) gatekeeping & advice and guidance services (in hours). There will be opportunities to contribute to shaping alternatives to T4 services further and for providing leadership and training across complex care and inpatient pathways.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will provide clinical duties supporting access assessments, advice and guidance for referred CYP. Taking a lead role with a strong team of clinical nurse specialists you will be providing clinical expertise and a coordinated approach to undertaking psychiatric & medical risk assessment of CYP referred to T4. The Consultant will join the RCH and ED-IIT team, contributing to the ongoing development of the exciting transformation of these services.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The duties of the post holder will include providing psychiatric assessment and gatekeeping service for young people in the West Midlands aged up to their 18th birthday, who may require inpatient psychiatric admission.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with members of the community services, and relevant professionals such as Tier 3 CAMHS teams, GPs, pediatricians, educational professionals, social care and the regional inpatient units. The post holder will work in accordance with the values of Birmingham Womens and Childrens Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and WMCPC.

The principal duties will include the following:

Consultant Psychiatrist input and gatekeeping to the RCH and EDIIT.

1. To assess patients, including those with eating disorders and co-morbid mental health disorders. This may include:

   • Medical assessment of patients.
   • Psychiatricassessmentincludingeatingdisorderandnon-eatingdisorder psychopathology.
   • Formulation of complex cases with medical and psychiatric needs.
   • Risk assessment and management for the medical and psychiatric components of the disorder.
   • Supporting the monitoring and treatment of physical complications of eating disorders in collaboration with other health care professionals (dieticians, physicians, pediatricians, general practitioners, etc).
   • Supporting psychiatric aspects of mental illness, including core psychopathology and psychiatric co-morbidities.

2. A further component of the post is to work closely with regional Psychiatric inpatient units, building positive working relationships, contributing to admission planning, and safe discharge planning, with other members of the WMCPC team.

3. Build and maintain positive working relationships with medical colleagues at BWC and local DGHs to develop a pathway to safely manage patients who are physically compromised due to their eating disorders, alongside the intensive ED in reach approach.

4. Implementation of relevant guidelines e.g. Junior/ MARSIPAN guidelines

5. The post holder will be required to have a thorough understanding of the Mental Health Act (MHA 1983).

6. Working in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team and providing clinical and medical leadership within the eating disorder team.

7. They will provide supervision to any junior medical staff allocated to the team.

8. The post holder will need to have experience in Tier 4 in-patient CAMHS at Consultant level.

9. The post holder will need to experience completing gatekeeping/access assessments for Children and young people presenting in crisis.

10. Contribute to WMCPC research and development.

11. The post holder will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Provider Collaborative models and their role in driving system-wide transformation. They will have significant experience working across regional systems, providing clinical leadership, influencing multi-agency partners, and contributing to the development of cohesive, patient-centred pathways across a complex healthcare landscape.

    Other Duties of the Consultant

    All Consultants are expected to devote time to supporting professional activities, teaching, research and personal development.

    Teaching: The post holder will be expected to involve themselves in:

    • Training of psychiatrists.
    • Training of multidisciplinary staff in the community eating disorder team

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualificaton
• CCT holder in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
• Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment)
• Wide range of experience in child and adolescent psychiatry including tier 4 experience
• GMC Licence to practise
• MRC Psych (or equivalent)
• Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Provision of high-quality mental services, as trainee or consultant
• A broad range of experience in Child & Adolescent psychiatry and working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of assessment, treatment and medical monitoring of patients and their families
• Evidence of capability of building strong relationships within a complex referral system Evidence of being a strong team member with excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills Evidence of commitment to personal, professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and professional development Evidence of the ability to cope with unexpected /urgent clinical situations Evidence of ability to respond to and cope effectively with change Evidence of ability to effectively prioritise clinically/managerially/administratively
• Able to manage duties under the MHA, including assessment of patients in Place of Safety detained under Section 136
• Experience with the treatment of patients with complex mental disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, emotional trauma and emerging personality disorders
• Management of patients under CPA
• Knowledge & experience of clinical audit
• Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
• Ability to work across teams and disciplinary boundaries in a collaborative style
• Excellent communication skills, diplomacy and tact. Efficiency in clinical work. Commitment to develop the Tier 4 Services with participation in the management of the department. Open to involvement and development of services within the strategic direction of the Trust and commissioners
• Ability to keep good, legible written records
• Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives/carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations
• Proficient in IT and clinical system
• Ability to work independently, methodically and safely
• Capacity to prioritise workload
• Experience and interest in providing training and teaching for a variety of staff groups
• Active participation in Clinical audit
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Birmingham Women's & Children's Foundation Trust.
• A collaborative multi-disciplinary working style.
• Confidence and skills working with children and adolescents (below the age of 18) and their families or carers
• Flexibility to respond to change and drive forward service improvements.
• Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post.

Desirable

• Higher degree or other qualification in research methodology
• Qualification or previous training in leadership
• Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors
• Knowledge/experience of clinical governance i.e. conducting investigations into incidents, complaints etc
• Ability to supervise and train junior medical staff
• Published research
• An interest to participate in on-going research projects, especially putting research into practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Printing House Street

1, Printing House Street

Birmingham

B4 6DF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)